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Alameda County, California has the 5th-highest population (1,663,190) of the 660 counties that are better than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of traffic fatalities, drinking water, toxic-chemical exposure, and flood hazard. Those 1,663,190 represent 1.8% of the total across the 660 counties, whose average is 139,844, and 0.51% among all counties.
Alameda County, California has these standings among those 660 peer counties plus nationwide comparisons:
Alameda County, California has these standings among those 660 peer counties plus nationwide comparisons:
- car crash fatalities per 100,000 population = 6.80 (23rd-fewest)
the nationwide average is 17.26 - unsafe drinking water exposure = 0.00% (the least, tied)
the nationwide average is 9.20% - airborne cancer risk per million in population = 67.22 (31st-highest)
the nationwide average is 39.61 - risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population = 9.38 (2nd-highest)
the nationwide average is 1.78 - chronic health risk from exposure to toxic chemicals = 54,728 (62nd-highest)
the nationwide average is 158,974 - households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area = 1.88% (169th-fewest, tied)
the nationwide average is 6.13%
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- are better than the nationwide public-safety averages in. Bigger sets are better. (1) The average nationwide value of traffic fatalities (car crash fatalities per 100,000 population) is 17.26, so better is below that. Source is Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, and NCHS 2011-2015. The population estimate is from the 2017 Census. (2) The average nationwide value of drinking water (unsafe drinking water exposure) is 9.20%, so better is below that. Percentage of population served by/potentially exposed to water systems that violated EPA standards. Source is EPA, 2013-2014. (3) The average nationwide value of airborne cancer risk (airborne cancer risk per million in population) is 39.61, so better is below that. Risk of contracting cancer over a lifetime. Source is EPA, 2011. The population estimate is from the 2017 Census. (4) The average nationwide value of air quality (risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population) is 1.78, so better is below that. Risk of developing serious respiratory complications (e.g., obstructive pulmonary disease) over a lifetime. Source is EPA, 2011. The population estimate is from the 2017 Census. (5) The average nationwide value of toxic-chemical exposure (chronic health risk from exposure to toxic chemicals) is 158,974, so better is below that. Zero is the best possible value. Source is EPA, 2015. (6) The average nationwide value of flood hazard (households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area) is 6.13%, so better is below that. Source is FEMA, 2011.
- population. Population estimate as of July, 2017. Source: https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2017/demo/popest/counties-total.html.
Alameda County, California is in California, is in the Western states, is urban high-performing, is worse than the nationwide crime averages in each of homicides, property crime, and violent crime, is worse than the nationwide household averages in each of homeownership, overcrowding, and housing costs, is better than the nationwide household averages in each of household income, internet access, and home heating, is better than the nationwide employment averages in each of labor-force participation, civilian unemployment, job variety, job proximity, and new-business growth rate, is better than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of traffic fatalities, drinking water, toxic-chemical exposure, and flood hazard, is better than the nationwide adult-disease averages in each of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, and is worse than the nationwide black/hispanic disparity averages in each of college education, income, poverty, pollution exposure, and premature death.
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Numeric values:
- median household income ($75,619)
- public-school spending per student ($11,446)
- average weekly wage ($1,356)
- per-capita spending on police and fire protection ($702.28)
- youth who live within 5 miles of a public school (99.94%)
- households with internet access (98.83%)
- households with utility gas or electric for home heating (96.86%)
- population living close to emergency facilities (75.04%)
- adults who don't eat enough daily fruits & vegetables (72.60%)
- labor-force participation (66.29%)
- pre-school enrollment (57.33%)
- homeownership rate (52.7%)
- population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher (49.69%)
- 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts (48.24%)
- households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income (40.76%)
- racial integration (28.00%)
- adult obesity (19.60%)
- heart disease among older adults (19.21%)
- adults who did NOT take part in leisure-time physical activity or exercise in the past month (15.80%)
- workers who commute 60 minutes or more (13.54%)
- older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression (13.20%)
- poverty rate (12.50%)
- adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days (11.13%)
- new-business growth rate (10.96%)
- households with no vehicle (10.13%)
- population without health insurance (10.09%)
- adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco (9.87%)
- land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population (9.14%)
- adult diabetes (8.3%)
- population without nearby access to a large grocery store (7.62%)
- newborns with low birth weight (7.23%)
- cancer among older adults (6.82%)
- overcrowded households (6.47%)
- change in median household value (+5.48%)
- tax returns that claim adult education tax credits (4.96%)
- civilian labor-force unemployment (4.2%)
- households that receive public-assistance income (3.86%)
- youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school (1.95%)
- households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area (1.88%)
- teenage birth rate (1.57%)
- relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population (0.61%)
- vacant houses (0.48%)
- unsafe drinking water exposure (0.00%)
- affordable housing relative to low-income population (-69.45)
- food environment index (7.7)
- jobs within a 45-minute commute by car (217,076)
- local food outlets per 100,000 in population (3.2)
- natural amenities index (5.13)
- nonprofits per 100,000 population (47.1)
- variety of industries among available jobs (0.90)
- walkability index (13.72)
- airborne cancer risk per million in population (67.22)
- car crash fatalities per 100,000 population (6.80)
- chronic health risk from exposure to toxic chemicals (54,728)
- days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health (3.20)
- deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population (26.86)
- homicides per 100,000 population (6.230)
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population (2,768)
- property crimes per 100,000 population (3,603)
- relative disparity in Bachelor's degree among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.42)
- relative disparity in income among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.47)
- relative disparity in pollution exposure among blacks, hispanics, and other, compared to whites (13.71)
- relative disparity in poverty rates among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.20)
- relative disparity in premature death among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.16)
- risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population (9.38)
- very-hot days per year (8)
- violent crimes per 100,000 population (723.49)
- CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population (3.32)
- first responders per 1,000 population (0.560)
- population (1,663,190)
- primary-care doctors per 100,000 population (120.24)
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